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How to pronounce “finesse”
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Pronunciation guide for finesse
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of finesse with real speech in context.
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- How to Choose Clothes for Longevity, Not the Landfill
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- Definition summary
- (uncountable) Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. [from c. 1520]
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How to pronounce finesse
How to Choose Clothes for Longevity, Not the Landfill
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Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (uncountable) Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. [from c. 1520]
- (uncountable) The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill. [from mid 16th c.]
- (countable) An adroit manoeuvre. [from mid 16th c.]
- (countable, card games) In bridge, whist, etc.: a technique which allows one to win a trick, usually by playing a card when it is thought that a card that can beat it is held by another player whose turn is over. [from early 18th c.]
- [Verb]
- (transitive, chiefly Canada, US, politics) To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.
- (intransitive, card games) To attempt to win a trick by finessing. [from mid 18th c.]
- (transitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse. [from mid 18th c.]
- (intransitive, croquet, obsolete) To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.
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